ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,044, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Hammerhead Industries Inc. (Ventura, Calif.).
"Construction tool belt or pouch with integrated attachment features" was invented by John A. Salentine (Goleta, Calif.) and Kenneth S. Collin Jr. (Ojai, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Tool belts are disclosed that provided improved safety features and can be worn both as a conventional tool belts, but also have integral features that allow them to be mounted to structure (e.g. railing or fence) at a construction/work site when the tool belt is removed from the user. This allows the user to remove the belt during work to reduce fatigue and to...